Scent of a Woman (1992)
Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride (imdb)
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Directed By: Martin Brest
Written By: Bo Goldman, Giovanni Arpino
Starring: Al Pacino, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bradley Whitford, Frances Conroy, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Ron Eldard, June Squibb, Chris O'Donnell, Richard Venture, Leonard Gaines, Francie Swift
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Paxton | 47 16th |
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Spoiler Alert! Turns out it's quiet repulsion. That's the scent of a woman.
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Pickpocket | 9 93rd |
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I loved it. A really fast 2 1/2 hours and Al Pacino is incredible. Chris O'Donnell plays the role of a pussy really well and he later went on to perfect it in Batman & Robin. Didn't really care for the clapping at the end but that speech was great. Love that tango scene too.
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juntakinte99 | 78 56th |
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The Citizen Kane of prep school movies. Part of that is because it shows the teen boy audience how they can help and learn from old men. And unlike other films of the subgenre it wonderfully adds class consciousness to the story. The hero (on financial aid) is surrounded by an entitled elite who want him to sell out. But it's fun too! Pacino nails all his swearing, dancing, and suicide contemplation scenes. He's so great I'm fine with him beating Denzel's Malcolm X for the Oscar. Recommended.
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Zealot185 | 52 31st |
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Chris O'Donnell has this quiet, subdued voice the entire movie that is so grating to me. It could mean he was very intimidated by Pacino's character, but it's more likely he just couldn't act in front of Pacino, who, although great, didn't exactly give a subtle, nuanced performance here. Many scenes could have been cut, but mainly it's terrible that the whole TWO AND A HALF HOURS ("Hoo-ah!") were leading to such a banal, Hollywood-esque climax.
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WWallce4prez | 50 14th |
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A collection of non sequiturs shouted at the screen. There is roughly 15 minutes of solid, honest drama, but the running time has far too much nonsense to sustain itself.
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astrakhan | 78 57th |
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I liked the concept, and Pacino (as usual) made his character pop off the screen wonderfully, but O'Donnell was just a wet blanket ruining every shot he was in. Plus, the script really drifted a bit too far from reality with the 70mph blind Ferrari driving scene and the courtroom-style ending. With more judicious editing this could have really been something. Although plenty of movies did the old/young man bonding thing way better.
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| 1 | DTI | 56 7th |
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Anything that it does successfully is quickly undone in the last few minutes.
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Filligan | 98 97th |
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In this film, it's all about the dialogue. People ask me why I rate this film so high. Two reasons: 1. Pacino and 2. the dialogue. It's interesting all the time with some of the world's cleverest one-liners. Pacino's character does a good job of noticing that you're judging him the whole time, so he'll surprise you every opportunity he gets.
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TheDiceman | 50 35th |
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Not to bad.
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| 1 | thedo666 | 94 95th |
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Hooo-ah! Absolute gem of film. Who can't feel Pacino's pain when he is in the passenger seat of the Ferrari? And who doesnt feel overwhelmed when he actually drives it? A subtle build helps you believe Pacino is blind, and the speech in the finale is genius (if marred by the over-reaction of the pupils).
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Vandelay1 | 80 89th |
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Great Movie
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INDYATMN | 59 9th |
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Hopefully no one lost a finger during Pacino's climactic bit of scenery-chewing. I'd like to take a flame thrower to this as well, Al. This might have worked if it stuck 2 its guns (&Al's character stuck 2 his), but the film wants everyone to leave w/ a smile on their face even going so far as 2 give Pacino's magically-improved, rancid old crank a literally out-of-nowhere love interest. Then there's the movie's assinine message: don't snitch even if it means protecting jerks who use you.
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| 1 | maarten | 71 77th |
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Goes on way too long, but Pacino is magic.
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walkearth | 50 37th |
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An Ode to Sex. I don't get why Pacino's role in this film is regarded as great - it was over-acted and over-the-top. The whole film was written around his: every other character felt uninspired and unbelievable; the dialogue was written only to force certain replies/reactions from Pacino's character. The second plot of the film was ridiculous. I cringe just thinking about it. The score was over-used too, appearing at the end of every. Single. Scene.
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| 1 | oaic | 49 21st |
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This is awful except for the parts where Al Pacino makes nonsense sounds while staring into space. I think that is a very hilarious way to save a bad movie and feels like a bit from a sketch comedy show or something.
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overrated | 49 46th |
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Pacino's monologue on the airplane is pretty hilarious but the rest of it is so overbearingly saccharine as to give you diabetes. If you're on the fence with nothing better to watch it's arguably worth it just to see a young Philip Seymour Hoffman being a shit.
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d_r_e_s_ | 2 31st |
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Some 150 minutes and this is what I get!? A dull and unimaginative Hollywood ending! Pacino does what he does, but I'm not impressed. His Academy Award is clearly some sort of compensation for his previous performances. O'Donnell is just annoyingly shy and silent almost throughout the entire movie. This movie needs patience. - Okay
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Rufam | 70 57th |
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"Scent of a Woman" works because of Al Pacino. He's absolutely electrifying, a giant igniting each line, shattering you every time he stares with those blind eyes. The film does an admirable job of maintaining the viewer's interest for those two and a half hours and, for the most part, it's pretty great and well-written, although, inevitably, it settles for moralizing and a predictable conclusion. Still, it's worth your time for Pacino, who shines and, man, does he dance.
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tsvete | 82 34th |
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86.000
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90sCoffee | 75 57th |
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Touchingly harsh
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Fares | 85 86th |
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Hoo-ah!
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SDPlissken | 13 11th |
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Pacino delivers one of the most over appreciated Oscar winning performances ever. Greatest actor whose ever lived? Not by a very long shot.
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| 1 | tancan | 72 29th |
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very classic. tango scene was good
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| 1 | whotemp | 90 88th |
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Coming of age film (of Slade, not Charlie!). One of the best monologues I've seen. Pacino is super, superior, superfluous! Almost every word that comes out of Slade's mouth is wicked sharp. - 3/29/14
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LarsVonTrier | 2 31st |
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Another very overrated Hollywood flick.
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cocoishere91 | 100 76th |
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PER-FECT!
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adiljun | 69 51st |
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sweet
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| 1 | seenmany | 95 93rd |
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At 1:46:57 & the fact that Colonel was wanting to kill himself(&that thought is looming in his mind),the slight nausea like thing he acts out after the ferrari ride,hit me very hard how difficult it must become for grandparents to keep living on with nothing going on in life&how nauseating it can be if sm1 is contemplating to kill themselves(fully determined) but realizes that that'd be selfish of him&i came to tears realizing the fact that our grandparents maybe are living only for us(children)
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| 1 | Zoran | 85 85th |
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Al is finally getting up to speed. Kidding, he always was a fine actor, but here he made a little triumph.
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Lightning85 | 85 68th |
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Mr.Pacino Rocked as usual...the way he walked..and the charisma he was selling to u...and on the other side ...the kindness and the loneliness he was feeling deep inside...he could make u feel sympathetic.. the speech in school..it was quite right...there are so many things wrong about all educational systems...they make children to be spoiler and pretenders..
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laluna | 55 19th |
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Nothing but the performance of Al Pacino.
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| 1 | milkacow | 100 96th |
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Best Pacino act by far. Movie could've gone wrong in many paths. But they managed to stay in the right track. I could've watched this movie just to listen Pacino speak. The musics are great. I really don't know what I like about this movie. (i said some cool stuff before this, but they are not enough to give it 100 points.) I think it just made me feel... alive.
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| 1 | RottenT | 88 70th |
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It might soar on Al Pacino's performance more than the drama itself, but what a performance it is -- big, bold, occasionally over-the-top, and finally giving the Academy pause to award the star his first Oscar.
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| 1 | gatoquente | 96 81st |
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My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it.
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| 1 | saharkogani | 89 84th |
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beautiful, inspiring, humane and the god 'Al Pacino'
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| 1 | DreadPirate | 75 42nd |
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An over-the-top performance from Pacino and an underwhelming one from O'Donnell in this cute movie that should be remade by the Hallmark channel every year.
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ImOmerCetin | 71 62nd |
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What a lovely movie. Pacino, you are unique!
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ImHiilmeJohn | 82 71st |
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It's an extraordinary movie, an extraordinary Al Pacino. One of the rare movies in which Al Pacino killed his inner Michael Corleone.
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| 1 | Lasman42 | 90 0th |
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This movie touches anyone who has a sense of empathy a passion. You just feel for this guy. Great movie.
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WalterMitty | 68 18th |
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Maybe the expectations that I had for this one were a bit too high, but I hated almost every character that I saw. Also the story starts whit nonsense bases: Charlie should look over Al Pacino, not following him on a plane: he is paid to take care of him at home for god's sake. Neither that good or that much bad to be even remembered, I will forgot all of this stuff by the end of the day probably
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hssnozdagg | 70 47th |
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Al Pacino's performance takes this whole another level that it actually doesn't deserve with its simple story and filmmaking. However, there are some very iconic and thoughtful moments.
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metis | 96 97th |
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9??2017.1.13/??????Tango?????????????????????????/"No mistakes in the tango, not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, get all tangled up, just tango on."
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| Average Percentile 60.88% from 5763 Ratings |  |